Coach Eric Mangini

Tweet By pretty much all accounts, I think the Browns made a mistake sticking with Eric Mangini an extra season.  It is all hindsight now of course, and don’t take this as a criticism of Eric Mangini.  If anything, any critical words I might have for this period of Browns history are directed at owner Randy Lerner who authored the Eric Mangini / George Kokinis debacle.  In the end, Lerner created that whole situation.  He created it for Eric Mangini.  He created it for George Kokinis...Read Full Story

Tweet Who else is tired of this? You all have to be don’t you? How much more futility are we supposed to take? I feel like I write this piece once a year. Its 2011 and it might as well be 1999. Nothing has changed other than the faces in the front office and on the sidelines. The one constant is losing and boring football, save for the mirage of 2007. And even that season did more harm than good. The Carmen Policy/Dwight Clark regime was a disaster. The Butch Davis: Man In Charge regime...Read Full Story

This Saturday, the Cleveland Browns revamped secondary will have the unfortunate task of attempting to stop Detroit’s Calvin Johnson from gaining chunks of yardage per reception.  While the Great Lakes Classic will likely only feature the starters for a little more than a half, one of the men responsible for Johnson – especially in terms of help over the top – is safety Abe Elam. With pass coverage long considered a weakness of Elam’s, head coach Eric Mangini gave the former New York Jet a...Read Full Story

In what was a surprisingly candid discussion about the Cleveland Browns, head coach Eric Mangini went on record during Tuesday’s NFL owners meeting to say that his football team is not done adding pieces to the puzzle as the team heads into the 2010 season. With the recent trades of former first-round selections Brady Quinn and Kamerion Wimbley, the Browns have amassed 12 selections for the upcoming draft.  And while the team is expected to use most of them – five of which are within the...Read Full Story

For the first time since completely revamping the quarterback position for the 2010 Cleveland Browns, team president Mike Holmgren and head coach Eric Mangini met with the media to discuss future of the organization. Holmgren joked opened up the press conference by saying general manger Tom Heckert made all of the moves, but he was “on the road” and would not be able to answer questions. Within the past week, the Browns have released Pro Bowl (alternate) quarterback Derek Anderson, traded for...Read Full Story

“Good afternoon everybody. As you know, we are going to make a change with the head coach. I had a chance to meet with Eric (Mangini) this morning. We had a very good but tough conversation. It’s difficult to say the least, but I want to thank him publicly. He and his family for everything they have done as far as the football organization is concerned and also the community. They are wonderful people and I wish them nothing but the best. Our conversation, I think we were very honest with one...Read Full Story

The Cleveland Browns have fired coach Eric Mangini following a second straight 5-11 season that ended with a humiliating home loss to the rival Pittsburgh Steelers.He was dismissed during a Monday morning meeting with team president Mike Holmgren, the club said in a statement.Mangini went just 10-22 with the Browns and finished his second season with a four-game losing streak. Cleveland went 2-6 following an upset of NFL heavyweight New England on Nov. 7 — a victory that seemed like a turning...Read Full Story

From USATODAY.com Eric Mangini will soon join ESPN’s legions of studio analysts. ESPN confirms a New York Post report that the former coach of the Jets and Browns will be hired, but the ESPN spokesman who made the confirmation declined to be identified because the formal announcement hasn’t been made. That announcement could come as early as Thursday. The addition of Mangini would stand out in an off-season with relatively few changes in NFL TV coverage. Most networks are largely standing pat...Read Full Story

It appears that quarterback Jake Delhomme will be on the sidelines Sunday for the Browns when they take on the Chiefs in their home opener. The QB is not on the field for the third straight day, and it looks like Seneca Wallace will get the start for the club as they look to get to .500 vs a Chiefs team that beat the Chargers Monday night. Delhomme hurt his right ankle last week in a 17-14 loss at Tampa Bay and has been receiving treatment all week. Coach Eric Mangini has said all week that...Read Full Story

Media outlets reported on Thursday that former Browns and Jets head coach, Eric Mangini, has been hired by ESPN as an NFL analyst. Mangini led the Browns to back-to-back 5-11 seasons and was fired by the Browns. In Cleveland, there were mixed emotions. Many felt that Mangini's teams were showing progress. But many also felt that the Browns under Mangini were just not imaginative enough on offense, and his style would never mesh with the West Coast offense and the 4-3 defense preferred by...Read Full Story